NY Jets Claim Ex-VP Plotted To Tarnish Team President

By Carla Baranauckas

A former New York Jets vice president of finance helped engineer an anonymous email that falsely accused the team president of inappropriate conduct, the team alleged in its response and counterclaim to her discrimination lawsuit in New Jersey state court.

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Ex-Clients Say Gibbons Botched $35M Judgment Appeal

By Adrian Cruz

A group of former Gibbons PC clients has sued the firm in New Jersey state court for allegedly waiting too long to file an appeal of a $35 million judgment in an insurance company's suit against a real estate developer and others.

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Nikola Founder's Suit Against CNBC Time-Barred, Panel Says

By George Woolston

Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton's trade libel claims against CNBC and short‑seller Hindenburg Research are actually defamation claims and time-barred, a New Jersey appellate panel said in a decision tossing the suit and awarding the defendants attorney fees.

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DOJ Weighs In On Apple Watch Antitrust Claims

By Matthew Perlman

The Justice Department filed a statement of interest in the private smartphone monopolization case against Apple to urge the court to reject several arguments supporting the tech giant's bid to nix claims that it restricts the capabilities of competing smartwatches.

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Port Authority Fights $4M 'Bridgegate' Legal Fee Ruling

By Abigail Harrison

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has urged the Second Circuit not to give former executive William E. Baroni Jr. another chance to secure $4 million in legal fees, arguing a recent decision letting him pursue his claims again will upend principles of federalism by broadening the jurisdictional limits of a federal court hearing state-law claims.

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6th Circ. Revives NJ Drivers' Wage Action Against Hub Group

By Irene Spezzamonte

Two drivers alleging that logistics company Hub Group misclassified them as independent contractors have no connection to Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit ruled, departing from a Tennessee federal court's decision that found their suit under New Jersey law couldn't stand.

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States, Groups Urge DC Circ. To Preserve EPA Soot Rule

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's request that the D.C. Circuit vacate a Biden-era soot rule is legally untenable and should be rejected, Democrat-led states and cities, along with health and environmental groups, told the court.

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29 State AGs Want Unified Meta Youth Addiction Trial

By Mike Curley

A group of 29 states and their attorneys general is doubling down on a request in California federal court to hold a single, unified trial in their suit claiming Meta Platforms Inc. is designed to addict and harm minors, saying they have now identified another case where such a singular trial was held involving multiple attorneys general's claims.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2025's Most Memorable Moments

By Jeff Overley

Federal circuit courts in 2025 strained under a crush of Trump administration lawsuits, as judges directed animated language at litigants and even their fellow judges. And while the president only added a handful of appellate jurists, they had outsize impacts on circuit benches as they joined the cadre of conservatives seated in his first term.

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Avis Did Not Waive Arbitration In Traffic Fines Suit: 3rd Circ.

By Caroline Simson

The Third Circuit has concluded that Avis did not waive its right to arbitrate a long-running class action over traffic fines incurred during a rental with certain members of the class by continuing to litigate the dispute years after incorporating an arbitration clause in its rental agreement.

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Brief

NJ Gov. Says Clemency Grants Exceed 300 Since Exec Order

By Parker Quinlan

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday announced that his office has surpassed 300 grants of clemency since he launched an effort last year to increase the legal relief provided to incarcerated and convicted people in the state.

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2025 State AI Laws Expand Liability, Raise Insurance Risks

As 2025 nears its end, claims professionals should be aware of trends in state legislation addressing artificial intelligence use, as insurance claims based on some of these liability-expanding statutes are a certainty, say attorneys at Wiley.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

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Surveys, Awards & More: Law360's 2026 Editorial Calendar

Law360 publishes several award series throughout the year, including ones that highlight top-performing attorneys and practice groups. Here, find all you need to know about our awards and surveys, including due dates, FAQs, and the questions we'll ask so you can prepare ahead of time.

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Bonus Spotlight

Bonus News: Glenn Agre, Bursor & Fisher Reveal 2025 Levels

By Andrea Keckley

Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP told its associates in a memo last week that it would be issuing year-end bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 and special bonuses ranging from $6,000 to $25,000 based on seniority, with the chance to receive premiums above the year-end bonuses based on "​​extraordinary dedication and/or performance."

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Jackson Walker Wants Settlements Heard Before Romance Trial

By Adrian Cruz

Following a Texas federal judge's decision to hold off on reviewing malpractice settlements with former bankruptcy clients, Jackson Walker LLP asked the court to reconsider, as the pending motions could save parties time and money.

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CFTC's Pham Will Head To Crypto Co. MoonPay After Exit

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's acting Chair Caroline Pham is set to join cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay as its top lawyer following her impending departure from the commission, MoonPay announced Wednesday.

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Sterne Kessler Draws Scolding, But No Sanctions Midtrial

By Elliot Weld

A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday she wasn't happy with the tone used by attorneys defending a radiopharmaceutical company from patent infringement claims and that she does not condone the attorneys' conduct in improperly contacting three inventors named in a patent at issue, but she declined to issue the severe sanction of kicking them off the case.

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Analysis

The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a trademark infringement award that reached nearly $47 million and found nonparties couldn't be on the hook for the amount, while the Federal Circuit reproached a trademark tribunal for its handling of a man's attempt to register the F-word. Here are Law360's picks for the biggest trademark decisions of 2025.

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After Questioning Judge Nominee, Sen. Kennedy Wants More

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed a judicial nominee for Indiana on statements he's made as an ordained elder on sexuality and marriage.

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Judge's Contact With 'Tiger King' Ex-Atty Won't Disqualify Him

By Ivan Moreno

A Tenth Circuit judge on a panel reviewing a copyright infringement claim against Netflix over a video clip included in its "Tiger King" docuseries can stay on the case after inadvertently contacting a former attorney for the plaintiffs, the parties told the appellate court in separate letters.

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Pentagon Must Justify JAG Firings Under New NDAA

By Courtney Bublé

Under the annual defense policy bill that was sent to the president's desk on Wednesday, the Pentagon will have to explain its firings of military lawyers — a provision that comes after the Trump administration controversially dismissed its top military lawyers at the beginning of the year.

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Feature

The Spiciest Quotes From Massachusetts Courts In 2025

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts courts were replete with high-stakes cases throughout the year, with memorable lines from lawyers and judges alike, including jabs, thoughtful reflections and one defendant "blinded by love."

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